
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (02 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 3AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 01). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (02 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (02 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Wed night, fresh winds from the N by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 2 | Friday 3 | Saturday 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | ENE 12 | ENE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
250 | 236 | 176 | 133 | 153 | 191 | 195 | 141 | 139 | 232 | 130 | 227 | 208 | 221 | 251 | 324 | 606 | 335 | 324 | 314 | 251 | 295 | 1274 | 1201 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 5:22AM1.64m | 5:48PM1.78m | 6:03AM1.61m | 6:29PM1.74m | 6:45AM1.58m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:23PM0.40m | 11:31AM0.34m | 00:06AM0.40m | 12:14PM0.35m | 00:49AM0.40m | 12:57PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 14 | ENE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
250 | 236 | 117 | 133 | 153 | 191 | 195 | 141 | 139 | 232 | 130 | 227 | 208 | 221 | 251 | 98 | 606 | 335 | 324 | 314 | 251 | 295 | 177 | 95 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | NE 6 | SSW 14 | NNE 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 12 | S 16 |
120 | 120 | 176 | 123 | 89 | 93 | 66 | 89 | 36 | 34 | 45 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SSE 9 | — | S 8 | S 16 | SSW 13 | S 7 | SSW 14 | — | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 12 |
45 | 43 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 8 | — | 5 | 20 | 17 | 1 | 21 | — | 49 | 17 | 17 | 43 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | NE 5 | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | ENE 12 | NNE 7 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
8 | 9 | — | — | 18 | — | 7 | 8 | 19 | 34 | — | — | 38 | 30 | 40 | 324 | 5 | 32 | 58 | 113 | 106 | 294 | 1274 | 1201 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 76 | 76 | 27 | 76 |
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